Herb Jeffries, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herb Jeffries

US-American singer and actor

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1913

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 25-May-2014

Profession: actor, singer, singer-songwriter, television actor, film actor, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Herb Jeffries (born Umberto Alexander Valentino; September 24, 1913 – May 25, 2014) was an American actor of film and television and popular music and jazz singer-songwriter, known for his baritone voice. In the 1940s and 1950s Jeffries recorded for a number of labels, including RCA Victor, Exclusive, Coral, Decca, Bethlehem, Columbia, Mercury and Trend.
His album Jamaica, recorded by RKO, is a concept album of self-composed calypso songs. He starred in several low-budget "race" Western feature films aimed at black audiences, Harlem on the Prairie (1937), Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938), Rhythm Rodeo (1938), The Bronze Buckaroo (1939) and Harlem Rides the Range (1939).
He also acted in several other films and television shows.
During his acting career he was usually billed as Herbert Jeffrey (sometimes "Herbert Jeffries" or "Herbert Jeffries, Sensational Singing Cowboy").